Aditya L. Djono – The Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare has demanded three Ministries throw their support behind the long-overdue push…

Index: ASA 21/035/2013

The Indonesian government must respond to questions on its progress in protecting and promoting children's…

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – A joint panel has found a number of judges breached the code of ethics this year.

The joint panel, which was set up…

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has said there is a possibility that the Shia refugees from Sampang, Madura, who are currently living…

Gorontalo – A police officer identified by the initials IG, who is believed to be the key suspect in the rape of a 17-year-old girl, has been…

Bayu Marhaenjati – won't disarm, but have promised to reevaluate the psychological condition of officers carrying firearms in the wake of a fatal…

Yuliasri Perdani, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman has found that police investigators, especially at district levels, are failing to fulfill…

Randy Fabi and Jonathan Thatcher, Jakarta – Indonesia's ban on shipping unprocessed mineral ore should cut export revenue by no more than 10…

Stephanie Boulet – Legal experts and NGOs in East Timor say laws against domestic violence are failing to reduce rates of violence against women…

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Domestic biofuel producers are anticipating a rise in demand next year, possibly a triple increase, particularly…

[An interview with Said Iqbal, President of the Confederation of Indonesian Workers' Union (Konfederasi Serikat Pekerja Indonesia, KSPI) published…

Paulina Quintao – The Marie Stopes International Timor-Leste (MSI-TL) Clinic Coordinator Maria Fernanda Serra said mothers who have unsafe…

Gloria Bauai – The Free West Papua campaign PNG chapter office was launched yesterday by international campaigner Benny Wenda.

This entity…

Ezequiel Freitas – Members of National Parliament consider the work of the Anti-Corruption Commission (KAK) to be ineffective combating corruption…

Diana Parker – On Sept. 30, Indonesia and the European Union entered into a historic agreement to protect Indonesia's forests from illegal logging…

Nyan Lynn Aung and Tim McLaughlin – Aspiring ASEAN member Timor Leste appears likely to remain on the outside for at least another year, as…

Paris – Forests are still disappearing and local communities disregarded by palm oil development despite a plan to put the sector on a sustainable…

Michael Bachelard – East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao has launched a swingeing attack "powerful countries [who] shamelessly violate the…

Australian RWB correspondent Mark Pearson tells us about an historic congress of Timor Leste journalists which was held in Dili from 25 to 27…

Olivia Rondonuwu – High in the snow-capped mountains, the sight of tribesmen roaming in loincloths contrasts sharply with that of miners using hi-…

Nurfika Osman and Tassia Sipahutar, Jakarta – Indonesia's unemployment rate reportedly rose in August on the back of the economic slowdown, as…

Satria Sambijantoro, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to reduce the foreign ownership cap in the telecommunications and pharmaceutical sectors and open…

Jakarta – The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) ruled in favor of labor unions, which demanded that seven companies commenced…

Nethy Dharma Somba, Jayapura – Hundreds of students from various universities in Jayapura, Papua, continued protesting against the Papua…

Jim Middleton and staff – The head of Indonesia's Parliamentary Commission for Foreign Affairs has called for those found to be responsible for…

Bayu Marhaenjati – Police said on Monday that they had detained nine suspects in connection to a South Cikarang brawl between…

Lenny Tristia Tambun – Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo's decision to only allow for a slight increase in terms of the capital city's minimum wage…

Michael Bachelard – Twice now the smooth-talking Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa has lifted the veil on his discussions with…

Nadya Natahadibrata, Jakarta – Citarum River in West Java and the entire island of Kalimantan are among the world's 10 most polluted places…

Bagus BT Saragih, Jakarta – The popular Jakarta Governor, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo finally responded to attacks launched by the Democratic Party (PD)…

Bayu Marhaenjati – A National Police officer allegedly shot a man in the chest, killing him over a perceived "lack of respect," after the security…

Indonesia's economy expanded at its weakest rate in four years in the third quarter as a result of slowing exports and subdued domestic demand.…

SP/Anastasia Winanti Riesardhy & Markus Junianto Sihaloho – Poll observers and politicians have slammed election organizers for sticking with…

Banjir Ambarita – An alleged member of the Free Papua Movement (OPM), an outlawed militant separatist organization, was shot dead by soldiers in…

Thousands of Papuan university and high school students led demonstrations in Jayapura on November 4, firmly rejecting attempts by Jakarta to…

In September 1999, Sander Thoenes, the Financial Times correspondent in Jakarta, travelled to East Timor to report on the turmoil engulfing the…

Michael Bachelard – Indonesia has ramped up its reaction to revelations that Australia was systematically spying from its embassy in Jakarta,…

West Papuan independence leader Mr. Benny Wenda is presently in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Throughout the month of November (2013) Mr. Wenda, other…

Margareth S. Aritonang, Jakarta – As only parties with a large number of seats in the House of Representatives can nominate a candidate for the…

Cunding Levi, Jayapura – Thousands of Papuan students marched to protest against the Draft Bill on Special Autonomy Plus. The…

Oktovianus Pogau, Papuan, Jakarta – On Monday afternoon scores of youth and students from the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) held a peaceful…

Maire Leadbeater – Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has confirmed that a controversial three-year aid programme will go ahead next year in…

Max Lane – Widespread strikes and worker protests took place in many Indonesian town and cities on 31 October and 1 November. On the first day of…

Two dozen inmates escaped from an East Timor prison on Sunday by beating up wardens and fleeing through the main gate as they returned…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Association of North Sumatra Workers has voiced its opposition toward the 2014 monthly minimum wage of Rp…

Zely Ariane – The Indonesian working class is fighting to end the age of cheap labor. A little over a year after the national strike on October 3…

Step Vaessen – In 1999, after East Timor voted to reject Indonesian rule, the region was plunged into violence. Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen was one…

Syamsul Huda M. Suhari, Gorontalo – The family of an alleged gang-rape victim has said it believed unidentified people have been watching them…

Jakarta – Indonesians living abroad under the grouping, the Indonesian Diaspora, have signed a petition asking law enforcers to bring members of…

Jakarta – The Manpower and Transmigration Ministry announced on Friday that 12 provinces – including several hosting labor-intensive industries –…